Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
31/01/2017 - 09:53
The Home Affairs Committee has published a report warning that some asylum seekers have been placed in accommodation infested by rats, mice and insects after arriving in the UK.
30/01/2017 - 10:32
The cost of dementia care will rise unless local environments are better planned to enable more independent living.
26/01/2017 - 12:27
Manchester City Council has awarded a repairs and maintenance contract worth up to £86 million to Mears.
25/01/2017 - 15:33
New statistics from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) have shown that 4,134 people slept rough per night across England in 2016 - a 16 per cent increase on the previous year.
23/01/2017 - 11:44
Stockport’s chief executive Eamonn Boylan is set to become the first full time boss of Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
23/01/2017 - 11:00
A substantial increase in construction is needed if the UK government is to meet its target of building a million new homes by 2020.
19/01/2017 - 14:13
A councillor working group has been set up to consider the consolidation of two of Aberdeenshire Council’s largest office buildings.
18/01/2017 - 12:36
Local Government Minister Marcus Jones has announced that councils are to receive a further £48 million funding to help them deliver new and expanded services to prevent and reduce homelessness.
18/01/2017 - 11:37
New research from the Liberal Democrats has found that over 105,000 people have been on social housing waiting lists for five years.
16/01/2017 - 17:10
Property Partner has suggested that the 22,000 empty council-owned garages in London could be turned into 16,000 one bed flats.
16/01/2017 - 11:56
The number of homes being planned on green belt land in England has increased to more than 360,000, figures show.
13/01/2017 - 11:02
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a report calling on the government to do more to help Syrian torture survivors arriving in the UK as refugees.
13/01/2017 - 10:23
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has published a report calling on cities and local authorities to take the lead in supporting sustainable development in their local areas.
12/01/2017 - 14:28
Islington Council’s 2017/18 budget proposals include £40 million to build badly-needed new council homes.
12/01/2017 - 11:39
Local authority leadership is key in supporting the delivery of sustainable new homes and communities, a new green paper says.
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